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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
This course explored how sustainable development principles can be incorporated into humanitarian organisations.
4 weeks, 2 hours per week
Kathrine Vad
Sustainable Development Advisor
International Committee of the Red Cross
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain what sustainable development is and its relevance to humanitarian action
- Reflect on the importance of incorporating sustainability in a humanitarian organization
- Describe the stages of the life-cycle assessment and the role each stage has in reducing the environmental footprint of humanitarian activities
- Identify potential environmental and social risks associated with the procurement and logistics activities of a humanitarian organization
- Identify challenges associated with implementing sustainability initiatives in a humanitarian context
- Identify good practices of sustainability initiatives carried out to improve water, waste and energy management in the field
- Explain how to develop a sustainability strategy and list its key elements
- Identify what factors lead to the successful incorporation of a sustainability strategy in a humanitarian organization
- Develop a sustainability development strategy to mitigate main environmental risks linked to the core activities of a company or organization
- Describe the impacts of climate change on humanitarian work and affected populations
Syllabus
- Week 1: What is sustainable development in a humanitarian context?
- Week 2. Sustainability in the supply chain: a life-cycle perspective
- Week 3. Sustainability in field operations
- Week 4: Setting up a sustainability programme
Issued on 3rd February 2021
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